Amazon to open 10th brick-and-mortar bookstore, second in Seattle region, later this year

The Amazon Books location at Seattle’s University Village. (GeekWire Photo)

Amazon is opening another brick-and-mortar bookstore in 2017 — its 10th such retail location — in downtown Bellevue, Wash.

Building permits, first uncovered by Recode, give the address as 104 Bellevue Square with the plat name as “Cache.” A fashion retail chain by the same name previously occupied a storefront inside the mall, so it’s possible that is where the bookstore will open.

Amazon confirmed to GeekWire that it is planning on opening the store this year, and is currently hiring store managers and associates. A spokesman for the e-commerce giant didn’t provide details on when it would open or confirm where it would be located in the mall.

Jillian Stampher is a journalist based out of Seattle with a focus on breaking news reporting and digital media. She previously worked as an editor and social media manager at NBC’s Breaking News mobile app and studied journalism at the University of Washington. Reach her at jillian@geekwire.com or @jillianstampher.